Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique)

https://www.humantruth.info/mozambique.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Mozambique Republic of Mozambique
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	172nd best
Capital	Maputo
Land Area	786 380km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	29.5m₂
Life Expectancy	59.32yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$1 198 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	MZ, MOZ, 508₅
Internet Domain	.mz₆
Currency	Meticail (MZM)₇
Telephone	+258₈

1. Overview

#india #portugal

“Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between Frelimo and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment. President GUEBUZA was reelected to a second term in October 2009. However, the elections were flawed by voter fraud, questionable disqualification of candidates, and Frelimo use of government resources during the campaign. As a result, Freedom House removed Mozambique from its list of electoral democracies.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“A mix of Swahili, Indian, Portuguese and African influences, overlooked Mozambique is diverse in its cultural palette and natural attractions. Mozambique´s star is on the rise. After two decades of peace, the economy is growing. Glitzy high-rises and lively street cafes compete for attention with remote island archipelagos and a steadily increasing population of wild animals. A new bridge over the Zambezi River links north and south for the first time. Yet, despite the development, centuries-old rhythms still dominate and the country moves to its own beat.Yet this enigmatic southeast African country embraced by the Indian Ocean is well off most travellers´ maps. Still, it has much to offer those who venture here. Canny travellers are venturing in to discover long, dune-fringed beaches, turquoise waters glittering with shoals of colourful fish, well-preserved corals, remote archipelagos in the north, pounding surf in the south.
Discovering these attractions is not always easy, but it is unfailingly rewarding. Bring along some patience, some endurance for long bus rides, a sense of adventure, and jump in for the journey of a lifetime.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Mozambique National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
182	Guinea	0.465
183	Yemen	0.455
184	Burkina Faso	0.449
185	Mozambique	0.446
186	Mali	0.428
187	Burundi	0.426
188	Central African Rep.	0.404
189	Niger	0.400
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
185	Yemen	$1 314
186	Liberia	$1 289
187	Niger	$1 240
188	Mozambique	$1 198
189	Congo, DR	$1 076
190	Somalia	$1 018
191	Central African Rep.	$0 966
192	S. Sudan	$0 768
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Denmark	24.9
2	Norway	25.3
3	Sweden	27.7
	...
169	Mali	123.5
170	Haiti	124.3
171	Swaziland	124.3
172	Mozambique	124.4
173	Ethiopia	124.7
174	Cameroon	124.9
175	Gambia	125.2
176	Ivory Coast	125.6
	Africa Avg	119.0
	World Avg	89.9
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Mozambique's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Mozambique's population is predicted to rise to 35.91 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 4.56. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
44	Malaysia	31.5m
45	Angola	30.8m
46	Ghana	29.8m
47	Mozambique	29.5m
48	Venezuela	28.9m
49	Yemen	28.5m
50	Nepal	28.1m
51	Madagascar	26.3m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
178	Sierra Leone	60.1
179	Benin	59.8
180	Guinea-Bissau	59.7
181	Mozambique	59.3
182	Burkina Faso	59.3
183	Namibia	59.3
184	Zimbabwe	59.3
185	Congo, DR	59.2
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
192	Sudan	4.38
193	Uganda	4.47
194	Afghanistan	4.52
195	Mozambique	4.56
196	Gambia	4.59
197	Tanzania	4.66
198	Burkina Faso	4.67
199	Benin	4.90
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₅
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
32	Tanzania	06.2
33=	Sao Tome & Principe	06.2
34	Comoros	06.3
35=	Mozambique	06.4
35=	Madagascar	06.4
35=	Papua New Guinea	06.4
38	Ghana	06.5
39=	Palestine	06.5
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₆
Pos.		2017 %₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
159	Zambia	0.9%
160	Bangladesh	0.9%
161	Tanzania	0.9%
162	Mozambique	0.8%
163	Jamaica	0.8%
164	El Salvador	0.7%
165	Laos	0.7%
166	Nicaragua	0.7%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₇
Pos.		2010 %₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
108	Malaysia	5.3%
109	Guinea	5.2%
110	Turkmenistan	5.0%
111	Mozambique	5.0%
112	Senegal	5.0%
113	Iraq	4.9%
114	Denmark	4.7%
115	Yemen	4.7%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #mozambique #mozambique_freethought #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Sweden	6.1
2	Denmark	8.6
3	Norway	9.0
	...
129	Kenya	106.8
130	Morocco	107.0
131	China	107.2
132	Mozambique	107.6
133	Indonesia	107.7
134	Gambia	108.1
	Africa Avg	110.0
	World Avg	86.6
q=199.

Mozambique is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Mozambique comes in the best 20 when it comes to freethought₁₉. It does better than average for commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₀ and in LGBT equality₂₁. But unfortunately Mozambique gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average in supporting press freedom₂₂, eliminating modern slavery₂₃ (still low for Africa), its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₄, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₅ (still good for Africa), opposing gender inequality₂₆ (still good for Africa) and in its average Freedom in the World rating (still good for Africa). Government and rebel (now reformed into a political party, RENAMO) both continued to commit violent abuses with impunity and major crimes and murders are often not investigated at all₂₇. Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the richest 10% hold 46% of the country's entire income₂₈.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Mozambique

5. Mozambique's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mozambique #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Africa (2025)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉
1	Tunisia	69.2
2	Mauritius	69.2
3	Seychelles	84.8
	...
39	Liberia	153.5
40	Malawi	154.3
41	Central African Rep.	155.4
42	Mozambique	155.8
43	Zambia	157.1
44	Equatorial Guinea	157.4
45	Burkina Faso	157.5
46	Uganda	159.0
47	Chad	163.2
	Africa Avg	111.1
q=54.

Health (2025)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
196	Malawi	154.3
197	Afghanistan	155.0
198	Central African Rep.	155.4
199	Mozambique	155.8
200	Zambia	157.1
201	Equatorial Guinea	157.4
202	Marshall Islands	157.4
203	Burkina Faso	157.5
	World Avg	96.7
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man₃₀. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria₃₀.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans₃₀, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₃₀.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Mozambique is a pretty unhealthy country. Mozambique comes in the best 20 in its smoking rate₃₁. It does better than average in terms of its alcohol consumption rate₃₂. However Mozambique performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in terms of its immunizations take-up₃₃. It falls into the worst 20 when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₄, its average life expectancy₁₁ and in its fertility rate₁₄. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom in its adolescent birth rate₃₅. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Mozambique in 1990 was the seventh lowest in the world, at 44.5yrs. But it improved by +16.7yrs in the 30 years from then, over double the global average improvement of +7.9yrs. Mozambique's peak fertility rate was 6.74 in 1972.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
178	Sierra Leone	60.1
179	Benin	59.8
180	Guinea-Bissau	59.7
181	Mozambique	59.3
182	Burkina Faso	59.3
183	Namibia	59.3
184	Zimbabwe	59.3
185	Congo, DR	59.2
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₂
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
44=	Singapore	2.0
44=	Turkey	2.0
46	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.1
47	Mozambique	2.4
48=	Samoa	2.5
48=	Micronesia	2.5
48=	Guatemala	2.5
51	Congo, DR	2.6
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
192	Sudan	4.38
193	Uganda	4.47
194	Afghanistan	4.52
195	Mozambique	4.56
196	Gambia	4.59
197	Tanzania	4.66
198	Burkina Faso	4.67
199	Benin	4.90
	Africa Avg	3.97
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₃₁
Pos.		2014₃₁
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
11	Suriname	79
12	Malawi	80
13	Tonga	81
14	Mozambique	82
15	Nepal	83
16	Afghanistan	84
17	Lesotho	88
18	Trinidad & Tobago	97
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
150	Nigeria	150
151	St Lucia	151
152	Trinidad & Tobago	152
153	Mozambique	153
154	Cape Verde	154
155	Bahamas	155
156	Libya	156
157	Papua New Guinea	157
	Africa Avg	117.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₆
Pos.		2016 %₃₆
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
21	Laos	25.4
22	Kenya	25.5
23	Central African Rep.	26.2
24	Mozambique	26.4
25	Guinea	26.6
26	Equatorial Guinea	26.7
27=	Comoros	27.1
27=	Bhutan	27.1
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2022 Per 1000₃₅
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
188	Tanzania	123.4
189	Chad	135.7
190	Angola	135.8
191	Equatorial Guinea	136.4
192	Mali	147.7
193	Central African Rep.	159.0
194	Mozambique	165.1
195	Niger	168.0
	Africa Avg	84.6
	World Avg	43.8
q=195.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₃
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₃
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
150	Uganda	82.5
151	Comoros	81.8
152	Marshall Islands	81.8
153	Mozambique	81.4
154	Venezuela	80.6
155	Myanmar (Burma)	80.3
156=	Benin	80.1
156=	Guinea-Bissau	80.1
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Mozambique was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19); things got slightly worse in the 2000s, and worse still in the 2010s, whereupon it had the 2nd-highest rate in the world, perpetuating and generating terrible health and social problems.

6. Mozambique's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #mozambique #over-exploitation #sierra_leone #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2023)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₇
1	Tunisia	56.1
2	Morocco	58.8
3	Cape Verde	64.3
	...
22=	Burkina Faso	99.1
23	Cameroon	99.3
24	Madagascar	99.7
25	Mozambique	103.9
26	Togo	107.1
27	Tanzania	108.9
28	Sierra Leone	109.0
29	Ivory Coast	109.1
30	Senegal	110.1
	Africa Avg	90.1
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₇
1	Uruguay	46.1
2	Cuba	52.0
3	Fiji	53.7
	...
124	Turkmenistan	100.9
125	N. Korea	101.8
126	Bahamas	102.0
127	Mozambique	103.9
128	Paraguay	104.0
129	Solomon Islands	104.5
130	Montenegro	104.9
131	Bosnia & Herzegovina	105.1
	World Avg	94.3
q=190.

Mozambique is positioned 127th in the world with regard to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 6 data sets. Mozambique comes in the best 20 in reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₈. It does better than average in terms of the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₃₉. When it comes to most other metrics, Mozambique does not do well. It does worse than average in terms of how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity, its environmental performance₄₀ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₁. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in energy to GDP efficiency₄₂ (one of the worst in Africa).

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₄₁
Pos.		Total₄₁
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
196	Ghana	-9.7%
197	Brazil	-10.1%
198	Guinea	-11.0%
199	Mozambique	-11.1%
200	Sao Tome & Principe	-11.1%
201	Mayotte	-11.6%
202	Congo, DR	-12.7%
203	Belize	-12.9%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

From 2000 to 2010, Mozambique destroyed 2216 thousand hectares of forest cover, 5% of its total. This was the 9th-worse loss in the world in that decade. From 2010 to 2020, it destroyed a further 6%, falling to 36744 thousand hectares.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₄₀
Pos.		2018₄₀
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
132	Vietnam	47.0
133	Indonesia	46.9
134	Guinea	46.6
135	Mozambique	46.4
136	Uzbekistan	45.9
137	Chad	45.3
138	Myanmar (Burma)	45.3
139	Ivory Coast	45.3
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Higher is better₄₂
Pos.		2014₄₂
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
112	Ukraine	03.28
113	Togo	02.88
114	Ethiopia	02.81
115	Mozambique	02.47
116	Iceland	02.41
117	Zimbabwe	02.31
118	Trinidad & Tobago	02.07
119	Serbia	00.72
	Africa Avg	07.42
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
124	Algeria	1995 Nov 12
125	Morocco	1995 Nov 19
126=	Bhutan	1995 Nov 23
126=	Mozambique	1995 Nov 23
128	Solomon Islands	1996 Jan 01
129	Togo	1996 Jan 02
130	Botswana	1996 Jan 10
131	Moldova	1996 Jan 18
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better₃₉
Pos.		2011 %₃₉
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
46	Turkey	47.4%
47	Sudan	46.9%
48	Malaysia	46.6%
49	Mozambique	46.5%
50	Laos	45.3%
51	Slovenia	45.1%
52	Spain	44.8%
53	Tanzania	44.2%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₃₈
Pos.		2021 kg₃₈
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
12	Uganda	09.4
13	Togo	09.4
14	Kenya	10.3
15	Mozambique	10.4
16	Sierra Leone	11.7
17	Sri Lanka	12.0
18	Tanzania	12.1
19	Ivory Coast	12.6
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, Sierra Leone had the 8th-lowest meat consumption per person in the world.₃₈

7. Mozambique's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #mozambique #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₃
1	S. Africa	56.9
2	Tunisia	70.8
3=	Mauritius	79.6
	...
36	Mali	139.1
37	Tanzania	140.1
38	Congo, DR	141.3
39	Mozambique	142.4
40	Madagascar	146.6
41=	Comoros	147.0
41=	Mauritania	147.0
43	Djibouti	148.0
44	Burundi	148.5
	Africa Avg	120.2
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₃
1	Finland	7.1
2	Belgium	12.9
3	Denmark	13.6
	...
169	Tanzania	140.1
170	Yemen	141.2
171	Congo, DR	141.3
172	Mozambique	142.4
173	Madagascar	146.6
174=	Comoros	147.0
174=	Mauritania	147.0
176	Afghanistan	147.7
	World Avg	86.3
q=190.

Modernity and Education:

In the 2000s, Mozambique increased its expected duration of education by almost 4 years, the ninth-highest rise of any country in that decade. ₄₄

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₄₅
2	Israel	4.11₄₅
3	Japan	3.58₄₅
	...
65=	Macedonia	0.44₄₆
65=	Puerto Rico	0.44₄₆
67	Jordan	0.43₄₇
68	Mozambique	0.42₄₈
69	Thailand	0.39₄₉
70=	Tanzania	0.38₄₈
70=	Romania	0.38₄₅
70=	Montenegro	0.38₄₆
	Africa Avg	0.36
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education Higher is better₅₀
Pos.		2018₅₀
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
152	Central African Rep.	22.1%
153	Malawi	21.8%
154	Cambodia	21.3%
155	Mozambique	19.3%
156	Mauritania	18.8%
157	Senegal	17.6%
158	Sudan	17.5%
159	Ethiopia	17.1%
	Africa Avg	34.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better₅₁
Pos.		2021 Years₅₁
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
162	Solomon Islands	10.3
163	Afghanistan	10.3
164	Marshall Islands	10.2
165	Mozambique	10.2
166	Uganda	10.1
167	Laos	10.1
168	Madagascar	10.1
169	Honduras	10.1
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
144	Congo, (Brazzaville)	144
145	Qatar	145
146	Philippines	146
147	Mozambique	147
148	Lesotho	148
149	Venezuela	149
150	Libya	150
151	Gabon	151
	Africa Avg	106.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity Lower is better₅₂
Pos.		2018 %₅₂
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
81=	Chad	86
81=	Niger	86
83	Kenya	87
84=	Mozambique	87
85	Congo, DR	88
86=	Nigeria	88
86=	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ Higher is better₅₃
Pos.		2006₅₃
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
131=	Zimbabwe	66
131=	Senegal	66
133	Sierra Leone	64
134=	Mozambique	64
134=	Ethiopia	64
134=	Central African Rep.	64
134=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	64
134=	Cameroon	64
	Africa Avg	70.6
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₅₄
Pos.		2016₅₄
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
182=	Comoros	7%
183	Afghanistan	7%
184	Malawi	7%
185	Mozambique	6%
186	Benin	6%
187	Tanzania	5%
188	Central African Rep.	5%
189	Madagascar	4%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Digital Quality of Life Higher is better₅₅
Pos.		2024₅₅
1	Germany	77.9%
2	Finland	76.9%
3	France	73.9%
	...
114	Tajikistan	25.9%
115	Zimbabwe	24.9%
116	Mali	24.9%
117	Ethiopia	23.7%
118	Cameroon	23.4%
119	Mozambique	21.4%
120	Congo, DR	18.5%
121	Yemen	14.9%
	Africa Avg	32.3%
	World Avg	48.4%
q=121.

8. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

World Giving Index Higher is better₅₆
Pos.		2022 %₅₆
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
	...
91=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	35.0
91=	Namibia	35.0
93	Togo	34.0
94=	Mozambique	34.0
94=	Albania	34.0
94=	Montenegro	34.0
94=	Kazakhstan	34.0
94=	Gabon	34.0
	Africa Avg	38.2
	World Avg	39.6
q=125.

Corruption Higher is better₅₇
Pos.		2022 Points₅₇
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
140	Pakistan	27.0
141=	Kyrgyzstan	27.0
142	Liberia	26.0
143=	Mozambique	26.0
143=	Madagascar	26.0
143=	Cameroon	26.0
143=	Uganda	26.0
147	Guinea	25.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness Higher is better₅₈
Pos.		2024 Score₅₈
1	Finland	7.7
2	Denmark	7.5
3	Iceland	7.5
	...
93	Laos	5.3
94	Turkey	5.3
95	S. Africa	5.2
96	Mozambique	5.2
97	Gabon	5.1
98	Ivory Coast	5.1
99	Iran	5.1
100	Congo, (Brazzaville)	5.0
	Africa Avg	4.42
	World Avg	5.58
q=147.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
124	Burkina Faso	124
125	Dominican Rep.	125
126	Oman	126
127	Mozambique	127
128	Niger	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
130	Bangladesh	130
131	Kazakhstan	131
	Africa Avg	117.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
90	Botswana	90
91	Guinea-Bissau	91
92	Burundi	92
93	Mozambique	93
94	Guinea	94
95	Ivory Coast	95
96	Peru	96
97	Libya	97
	Africa Avg	96.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better₅₉
Pos.		2023 Score₅₉
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
115	Philippines	2.23
116	Belarus	2.25
117	Kenya	2.25
118	Mozambique	2.26
119	Saudi Arabia	2.26
120	Honduras	2.27
121	Egypt	2.27
122	El Salvador	2.28
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
103	Antigua & Barbuda	103
104	Latvia	104
105	Laos	105
106	Mozambique	106
107	Poland	107
108	Ukraine	108
109	Belgium	109
110	Panama	110
	Africa Avg	83.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
62	Indonesia	62
63	Uganda	63
64	Moldova	64
65	Mozambique	65
66=	Burkina Faso	66
66=	Kyrgyzstan	66
68	Iran	68
69	Malawi	69
	Africa Avg	104.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₆₀
Pos.		2019 Score₆₀
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
123	UK	5.41
124	Burkina Faso	5.42
125	Myanmar (Burma)	5.51
126	Mozambique	5.54
127	Ukraine	5.55
128	Niger	5.60
129	USA	5.69
130	Kenya	5.76
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₆₁
Pos.		2019₆₁
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
159	Burundi	28.50
160	Comoros	28.90
161=	Liberia	29.80
161=	Mozambique	29.80
163	Pakistan	29.90
164	Mauritania	30.00
165	Togo	30.50
166	Niger	30.90
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₆₂
Pos.		2023 %₆₂
1	Slovakia	24.1%₆₃
2	Slovenia	24.3%₆₃
3	Belarus	24.4%₆₄
	...
154	Guatemala	48.3%₆₅
155=	Panama	48.9%₆₆
155=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	48.9%₆₇
157	Mozambique	50.3%₆₈
158=	Zimbabwe	50.3%₆₈
159	Angola	51.3%₆₉
160	Zambia	51.5%₇₀
161	Brazil	52.0%₇₀
	Africa Avg	40.7%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Mozambique - only for 5 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₇₁
Pos.		2018 Severity₇₁
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
90	Guinea-Bissau	.372
91	Congo, DR	.389
92	Burundi	.403
93	Mozambique	.411
94	Madagascar	.453
95	Mali	.457
96	Central African Rep.	.465
97	Ethiopia	.489
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)₅₂
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₂
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
81=	Chad	86
81=	Niger	86
83	Kenya	87
84=	Mozambique	87
85	Congo, DR	88
86=	Nigeria	88
86=	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
89=	Ghana	89
89=	Guatemala	89
91	Honduras	90
92=	Cameroon	90
92=	Rwanda	90
92=	Liberia	90
95	Morocco	91
96=	Guinea-Bissau	91
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)₇₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₇₂
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
49=	Italy	6
50	Laos	5
51=	Ireland	5
51=	Mozambique	5
53	Zimbabwe	4
54=	Namibia	4
54=	Iran	4
54=	Mexico	4
54=	Portugal	4
54=	Romania	4
54=	Argentina	4
54=	Georgia	4
54=	Uzbekistan	4
62	Lebanon	3
63=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	3
63=	Poland	3
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₇₃:

Christian	56.7%
Muslim	18%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	7.4%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	17.9%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Catholic 28.4%, Protestant 27.7% (Zionist Christian 15.5%, Evangelical Pentecostal 10.9%, Anglican 1.3%), Muslim 17.9%, other 7.2%, none 18.7% (1997 census)₇₄.

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